CHAP. LXIX. ERICACEJE. /'ACCl'NlUM. 1159 



Spec. Char., $c. Flowers in dense sessile tnfts. Leaves 



nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, finely 



serrated, smooth, except the rib and margins. 



Branches angular, with a downy line on each side. 



Calyx of 5 deep, acute segments. A low very 



branching shrub. Corollas pale red, or white. 



Berries large, bluish black, extremely sweet, and 



agreeable to eat. (Dons Mill., iii. p. 853.) A shrub, 



2 ft. high ; a native from New England to Virginia, 



on dry hills, on a gravelly soil. It was introduced 



in 177-2, and flowers in May. There are plants in 



the Glasgow Botanic Garden, and at Messrs. Lod- 

 diges's. 

 Variety. The mountains of Pennsylvania produce an immense variety of this 



species, remarkable for the size and shape of the fruit, leaves, and flowers. 



Leaves sometimes 1 in. long. (Dons Mi/I.) 



_* 7. V. LIGU'STRIM M Michx. The Privet-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Michx. FL Bor. Amer., 1. p. 283. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Flowers in tufts, and nearly sessile; as are the leaves, which 

 are also erect, lanceolate, mucronate, finely serrated, veiny and downy. 

 Corolla longish and ovate. Branches angular. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 853*.) 

 An erect shrub, from 2 ft. to 3 ft. in height, with membranous leaves, fur- 

 nished with conspicuous, often purple, veins. Scales of the flower buds 

 often purplish. Corollas purplish red. Berries black. The leaves vary- 

 extremely in shape and size. It is a native of North America, from Penn- 

 sylvania to Virginia, in dry woods, common on the mountains ; and flower- 

 ing from May to July. There are plants of it at Messrs. Loddiges's. 



c. Flowers disposed in Racemes. 

 j* 8. V. PA'LLIDUM Alt. The pale-flowered Whortleberry. 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 355. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Spec. Char., ftc. Racemes bracteate. Corolla cylindrically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 

 serrated. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 853.) This low shrub is a native of North America, whence it was 

 said to have been sent, in 1772, to the Kew Gardens, by Dr.'Samuel Martin ; but Pursh never met 

 with it in a wild state in America. It grows to the height of about 2 ft., and flowers in May and 

 June. We believe it is not now to be found in British gardens. 



9. V. ARBO'REOI Marsh. The Tree Whortleberry. 



Identification. Marsh, in Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 230. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853 ; Lodd. Cat, ed 1836 

 Synonyme. I', diffus-um Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 2. p. 356. 

 Engraving. Bot. Cab., 1. 1885. 



Spec. Char., $c. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or terminal and racemose, 

 naked. Leaves ovate, acute, with slight glandular serratures, polished 

 above, and rather downy beneath. Corollas bell-shaped, acute. Stamens 

 the length of the tube. Corollas white, tinged with red. Berries globular, 

 black, almost dry. Branches terete, downy while young. (Don's Mill , iii. 

 p. 853.) This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the racemose- 

 flowered species; the axillary flowers being solitary and pedicellate, and the 

 terminal ones racemose. A native of North America, from North Carolina 

 to Florida, in dry woods, on the rocky banks of rivers ; where it grows to 

 the height of from 10 ft. to 20 ft., forming a very elegant shrub, which 

 flowers in May and June. It was introduced in 1765, and is occasionally 

 to be met with in collections. There is a plant of this species, 10ft. high, 

 in the walled garden at White Knights, and there are plants at Messrs. 

 Loddiges's. 



j* 10. T. VTAMI'XKUML. The /oHg-stamcncd Whortleberry. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 4!>H. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Si/nonymcs. y. album Pursh 1-1. Amer. .SV/A, 1. p. 285.; V. elevatum Banks //<<;., Lodd. Cat, 



Pluk. Mant., <&., Phtjt., t. 339., f. 3. 

 Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. C-'..'5. ; and our fig. 972. 



